Hickory Run Pennsylvania Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Freestone
Species
Brown Trout (Wild)
Brook Trout (Wild)
Size
Small
Location
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Nearest Town
White Haven
Season
First Saturday of April through
February:
Access:
Good
Non-Resident License
State of Pennsylvania
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
The season is the standard Pennsylvania trout season.
Spring:
Springtime is a good time for fly fishing Hickory Run due
to the hatches.
Summer:
Fly fishing Hickory Run can be challenging during the
Summertime. The water gets low and clear..
Fall:
Fall is the best time to catch a larger brown trout.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2016 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Hickory Run Pennsylvania
Hickory Run is a small freestone stream that is a tributary of the Lehigh River. It’s located in Northeastern Pennsylvania in the Pocono Mountains and flows for about five miles through Hickory Run State Park. It has wild brown and brook trout. Fly fishing Hickory Run is a pure pleasure for any avid small stream angler.
There’s a catch and release section that’s 1.6 miles long running from State Route #534 from Sand Spring Run to the mouth of the stream. There’s a very good population
of both wild browns and brook trout in the Catch and Release Area and it offers excellent fly fishing opportunities.
This is a very small stream consisting mostly of riffles and runs. There are some pools. Most of the upper part of the creek is very small and tightly enclosed. The lower
section probably averages about twenty-feet in width. The entire stream is well protected from the sun by an overhead canopy of limbs from trees that provide plenty of shade during the warmer months of the year.
The little stream also has a good population of aquatic insects that helps maintain the good population of wild trout. Dry fly fishing is usually very good during the spring and fall months. Terrestrial imitations work well during the Summer.
Access to Hickory Run is easy. State Route #534 crosses the creek just above the Catch and Release area. A good trail follows the creek its entire distance in Hickory Run State Park.